Communicating to an LCD-screen monitor by radio waves, this wireless, self-emptying rain collector can be placed up to 108 yards away, allowing a gardener or hobbyist to keep track of daily and cumulative precipitation from the comfort of home or office. A memory function recalls daily-precipitation data from the previous nine days. The monitor also shows the indoor temperature of the room in which it’s kept, the time, and the date. There are two alarms: One sounds when rainfall exceeds an amount selected, and the second is a clock alarm for wakeup or reminder. Programmable to display rainfall in inches or millimeters and temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit, this system operates on two sets of AA batteries. One set powers the monitor, the other powers the collector. (Batteries not included.) The monitor measures 5-2/3 by 3-2/3 inches, and the collector is 5-2/3 inches in diameter and 5-3/4 inches high. –Fred Brack